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A hard time to be an indie

June 23, 2009 Indie, Projects, Sundance, The Nines

As a counterpoint to the utopian bliss of the Sundance Filmmakers Lab, I’ll direct your attention a speech given by James D. Stern] last week on the present and future of indie film.

Notes from Sundance

June 22, 2009 Sundance

The projects change, but the work is largely the same — helping writers (mostly writer/directors) get their scripts into their best shape before shooting.

10 Sundance shorts on iTunes

January 19, 2009 Indie, Sundance, The Nines, Video

Ten of the 80 short films featured this week at the Sundance Film Festival are available free on iTunes until January 25th. It’s a great way to see some work you’d almost certainly never catch. Visit itunes.com/Sundance to check out trailers and download. (Link opens in iTunes store.) I’m happy to see shorts featured this […]

Why no one is buying your indie film

January 16, 2009 Indie, Sundance

Anne Thompson’s Variety article on the challenging market at Sundance this year is worth a read for anyone considering the indie route. I’ve written several times about my festival experience with The Nines, and how the classic paradigm of how indie films get bought and distributed is almost a myth. Most Sundance movies don’t sell, […]

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